I switched from an electric razor and I just got into this wet shaving thing.
I went and bought some nice soap and a badger brush from a local store. I didnt receive my straight edge razor yet, so I went ahead and used a brand new gillette mach 3.
I was expecting to have better results with the badger brush and real shaving soap instead of the canned stuff, but it wasnt that different.
the results are still basically the same. if i shave with the grain i dont get a close shave at all. if i go against the grain i get a close shave, but of course its too close and i cut myself all over (mainly around the jawline and neck).
im not a complete idiot...i watched and read stuff on the net and foamed up pretty good...took my time too.
any suggestions or tips?